The Gatechecker (IRE)
Owner: John P McManus Trainer: M Hourigan Sex: gelding Age: 11
Breeding: Classic Cliche / Criaire Princess (Tidaro)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 2 | 2 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Yielding | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Soft | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 3 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Totals | 49 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Apr 2021 | Cork | Good | 3m 80y | 0 | Josies Orders | 12st | PulledUp of 20 | D F O'Regan | 33/1 |
| always towards rear, ridden and no extra 4 out, weakened and pulled up after 2 out, dismounted | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2020 | Cork | Soft (Soft to Heavy in Places) | 3m 4f | 0 | Dromore Lad | 11st 1lbs | PulledUp of 19 | M P Walsh | 10/1 |
| waited with towards rear, not fluent 6th, mistake 10th, bad mistake 12th, no extra from before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out | |||||||||
| 03 Oct 2020 | Gowran Park | Good | 3m | 0 | Streets Of Doyen | 10st 5lbs | 5 of 16 | M P Walsh | 14/1 |
| waited with towards rear, pushed along 4 out, no impression from before straight, soon some headway and kept on without threatening from before last | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2020 | Listowel | Soft | 3m | 0 | Balinaboola Steel | 11st 6lbs | 6 of 19 | M P Walsh | 28/1 |
| held up in rear, pushed along and some headway after 3 out, went 6th next, no impression and kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2020 | Punchestown | Heavy | 3m 4f 80y | 0 | Ifyoucatchmenow | 10st 13lbs | PulledUp of 19 | D J O'Keeffe | 25/1 |
| in rear, pushed along early, ridden in moderate 10th 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last | |||||||||
| 04 Jan 2020 | Cork | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Morosini | 10st 4lbs | 3 of 11 | S D Torrens | 12/1 |
| led, slow 2nd, slight mistake 5 out, headed 3 out and soon pushed along, 3rd and ridden approaching last, no impression run-in | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2019 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 3m 5f | 0 | Killer Miller | 10st 9lbs | PulledUp of 15 | D J O'Keeffe | 10/1 |
| always towards rear, mistake 4 out, under pressure in moderate 9th and jumped left 3 out, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2019 | Cork | Soft to Heavy | 3m 4f | 0 | The Gatechecker | 10st 8lbs | 1 of 16 | D J O'Keeffe | 18/1 |
| held up towards rear, slightly hampered 6th, 10th when pecked on landing 12th, progress to 4th travelling well 4 out, disputing 2nd when jumped left and hampered rival 3 out, 2nd 2 out, ridden and led before last, kept on well, comfortably | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2019 | Gowran Park | Yielding | 3m 1f | 0 | Wonderoftheworld | 11st 7lbs | PulledUp of 10 | M P Walsh | 20/1 |
| always towards rear, ridden and no impression before 4 out, weakened, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 12 Sep 2019 | Listowel | Soft | 3m | 0 | Bothar Dubh | 11st 3lbs | 12 of 14 | M P Walsh | 20/1 |
| always towards rear, ridden and no extra 3 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2019 | Roscommon | Good (Good to Yielding in Places) | 3m 140y | 0 | Cecil Corbett | 11st 7lbs | 7 of 16 | D J O'Keeffe | 20/1 |
| mid-division and 10th from halfway, pushed along and some progress from 4 out, not fluent next, soon no impression in 7th and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 28 May 2019 | Ballinrobe | Good (Good to Yielding in Places) | 2m 7f | 0 | Peregrine Run | 10st 5lbs | 8 of 15 | J S McGarvey | 33/1 |
| towards rear and 14th from halfway, ridden in 10th from 3 out, soon no impression and kept on same pace from before next | |||||||||
| 13 May 2019 | Killarney | Good | 3m 2f | 0 | Swingbridge | 10st 12lbs | 9 of 13 | N P Madden | 14/1 |
| in rear, 11th after 9th, bad mistake at 13th and soon detached, never a factor, eased before 3 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 21 Mar 2019 | Cork | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m | 0 | Ronald Pump | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 14 | D J O'Keeffe | 12/1 |
| held up, progress into 6th after 4 out, ridden into 4th 3 out, no impression in 5th before next, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 07 Mar 2019 | Thurles | Good to Yielding | 2m 6f 110y | 0 | Smoking Gun | 11st 3lbs | 7 of 10 | D J O'Keeffe | 16/1 |
| waited with, soon raced in moderate 7th, took closer order after 6th, chased leaders and kept on same pace without threatening from after 2 out | |||||||||
| 21 Feb 2019 | Thurles | Good | 3m | 0 | The Gatechecker | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 13 | D J O'Keeffe | 11/1 |
| mid-division early, slight mistake 2nd, 8th after 8th, impeded briefly next, slight mistake 3 out, improved into 2nd after 2 out, not match leader when left in front last, kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 03 Feb 2019 | Leopardstown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 3m | 0 | Dallas Des Pictons | 10st 1lbs | 10 of 16 | D J O'Keeffe | 16/1 |
| towards rear, slightly closer in 9th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2018 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 3m | 0 | Cuneo | 10st | 13 of 23 | L P Dempsey | 14/1 |
| held up towards rear, some progress into mid-division after 3 out, ridden and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2018 | Cork | Good to Yielding | 3m 4f | 0 | Out Sam | 10st 10lbs | 3 of 20 | M P Walsh | 9/1 |
| waited with towards rear, bad mistake 1st, progress when not fluent and impeded 3 out, slight mistake 2 out, kept on well run-in without getting to front pair | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 2018 | Limerick | Good (Good to Yielding in Places) | 3m | 0 | The Gatechecker | 10st 13lbs | 1 of 11 | M P Walsh | 9/2 |
| held up in rear, 9th after 8th, good headway to 4th after 3 out, travelled well in 3rd 2 out, improved to lead before last, driven out | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2018 | Listowel | Soft | 3m | 0 | The Gatechecker | 12st | 1 of 11 | Mr H D Dunne | 8/1 |
| towards rear, 9th at 8th, progress after 3 out, niggled along in 5th before 2 out, good headway to 2nd 2 out, closed at last, led run-in, driven out | |||||||||
| 30 Aug 2018 | Bellewstown | Good | 3m | 0 | Dorans River | 11st | 2 of 12 | B J Geraghty | 11/1 |
| mid-division early, 7th after halfway, effort straight, kept on without threatening winner run-in | |||||||||
| 18 Jul 2018 | Killarney | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 6f 80y | 0 | Bargy Lady | 10st 4lbs | 5 of 9 | J S McGarvey | 33/1 |
| chased leaders, big jump 1st, improved to lead from 7th, pushed along and headed before 3 out, soon no extra and weakened, mistake 2 out | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2018 | Limerick | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 6f 50y | 0 | Supreme Vinnie | 10st 13lbs | RanOut of 15 | J S McGarvey | 20/1 |
| rear of mid-division, mistake at 3rd, 7th at 6th, headway after 8th, ran wide and ran out before 9th | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2018 | Roscommon | Good | 3m 119y | 0 | Kaiser Black | 10st 10lbs | of 19 | L P Dempsey | 0/0 |
| 29 May 2018 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m 7f | 0 | Kaiser Black | 10st 10lbs | 11 of 18 | L P Dempsey | 33/1 |
| rear of mid-division, never a factor, no extra after 4 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2018 | Cork | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 3m | 0 | Goodthynemilan | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 12 | B J Geraghty | 16/1 |
| mainly mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden and no impression entering straight, soon no extra and weakened, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 08 Mar 2018 | Thurles | Heavy | 2m 7f 19y | 0 | Mary Frances | 10st 13lbs | 5 of 10 | M P Walsh | 6/1 |
| held up towards rear, slight mistake 1st, ridden into moderate 5th before 3 out, no impression entering straight | |||||||||
| 21 Sep 2017 | Ballinrobe | Soft to Heavy | 2m 7f | 0 | Call It Magic | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 7 | M P Walsh | 5/2 |
| tracked leaders in moderate 3rd throughout, ridden in 3rd from 3 out, no impression from next | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 2017 | Listowel | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Kylecrue | 10st 7lbs | 2 of 11 | M P Walsh | 6/1 |
| rear, progress to 5th at 9th, 6th at 11th, headway to 4th after 4 out, improved to 3rd before 2 out, ridden after 2 out, left 2nd at last, kept on, held | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 2017 | Killarney | Good | 2m 4f 120y | 0 | Kilcarry Bridge | 9st 10lbs | UnseatedRider of 13 | M A Enright | 6/1 |
| chased leaders, bad mistake and unseated rider 6th | |||||||||
| 04 Aug 2017 | Galway | Soft | 2m 6f 111y | 0 | Riviera Sun | 10st 13lbs | 4 of 23 | J S McGarvey | 16/1 |
| tracked leader in 4th, mistake at 5th, progress to 3rd 3 out, headway to 2nd before last, ridden after last, came wide entering straight, led over 1f out, kept on same pace, dropped to 4th closing stages | |||||||||
| 23 Jul 2017 | Tipperary | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Eiri Na Casca | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 13 | J S McGarvey | 10/1 |
| chased leaders, slightly hampered 4 out, 3rd from 3 out, ridden to challenge on inner from next and soon went 2nd, kept on run-in without matching winner | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 2017 | Kilbeggan | Good to Yielding | 3m 1f | 0 | Mr Boss Man | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 14 | M P Walsh | 11/1 |
| held up towards rear, slight mistake 2nd, reminders 4th, slight mistake next and reminders, ridden into 8th 3 out, no impression next, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 05 Mar 2017 | Leopardstown | Soft to Heavy | 2m 5f 60y | 0 | Mr Diablo | 10st 12lbs | UnseatedRider of 10 | M P Walsh | 3/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden and some progress into 6th when mistake and unseated rider 2 out | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2017 | Gowran Park | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Killaro Boy | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 13 | M P Walsh | 9/2 |
| held up, slight mistake 2nd, 9th at 6th, improved to be prominent approaching 3 out, switched right before last where close up and bad mistake, kept on without matching winner run-in | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2017 | Naas | Yielding | 2m 3f 110y | 0 | The Gatechecker | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 9 | M P Walsh | 9/4 |
| towards rear, pushed along briefly after 5th, improved 8th, prominent and still travelling smoothly straight, on terms from 2 out, led before last, pushed out and stayed on best run-in | |||||||||
| 18 Dec 2016 | Thurles | Soft | 3m 187y | 0 | Back Before Dawn | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 15 | D Meyler | 10/1 |
| towards rear, 10th after 6th, 9th before 10th, headway to 5th after 4 out, no impression after 2 out, bad mistake at last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2016 | Naas | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Road To Respect | 11st 12lbs | 13 of 19 | J S McGarvey | 66/1 |
| always behind, no impression from 4 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2016 | Galway | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 6f 111y | 0 | Nambour | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 12 | J S McGarvey | 25/1 |
| towards rear on outer, 10th halfway, went moderate 7th after 3 out, 6th and slight mistake next, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2016 | Ballinrobe | Soft | 2m 1f | 0 | Listen Dear | 11st 12lbs | 8 of 12 | J S McGarvey | 20/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden and no impression 4 out, no extra 3 out | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2015 | Fairyhouse | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Grecian Tiger | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 5 | B J Geraghty | 5/0 |
| raced in 4th, pushed along approaching 3 out, no impression in last into straight, no extra and not fluent 2 out, soon eased | |||||||||
| 06 Jun 2015 | Limerick | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 5f | 0 | Ibsen | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 6 | M P Walsh | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, disputed 4 out and led briefly straight, headed 2 out, soon ridden and challenged last, no impression on winner run-in | |||||||||
| 26 May 2015 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | The Gatechecker | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 12 | M P Walsh | 1/1 |
| chased leaders, jumped left 2nd, slight mistake 5th, 4th halfway, progress in 3rd and slight mistake 2 out, ridden before straight, stayed on to challenge entering straight, joined leader last, disputed run-in and rider lost whip, just prevailed at line | |||||||||
| 11 May 2015 | Killarney | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Star Counsel | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 11 | M P Walsh | 13/2 |
| mid-division, not fluent 2nd, went 4th before 8th, progress to lead 2 out, soon ridden, headed run-in and no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2015 | Tipperary | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Voisey's Bay | 11st 12lbs | of 21 | N P Madden | |
| 14 Mar 2015 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 3f | 0 | On Fiddlers Green | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 11 | N P Madden | 4/5 |
| soon chased leaders, 5th from 6th, not fluent 7th, 3rd before 8th, no impression approaching straight, just held on for 3rd | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2014 | Limerick | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | The Gatechecker | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 10 | Mr D L Queally | 5/1 |
| chased leader in 3rd, improved into 2nd 7f out, challenged 4f out, led 3f out, ridden clear from 2f out and soon streched clear, easily | |||||||||